Sneak Preview: Movies opening Nov. 26

Al Alexander

Saturday

Nov 29, 2008 at 12:01 AMNov 29, 2008 at 7:12 AM

From the land down under to San Francisco, and a Christmas movie, too.

AUSTRALIA

Nicole Kidman reunites with “Moulin Rouge” director Baz Luhrmann for the story of a noblewoman on a cattle drive in Australia during World War II. Hugh Jackman plays her hunky love interest, a rugged, loner cowboy-type who has no use for women – or at least he doesn’t until the fetching Kidman shows up in the outback.

MILK

Expect Sean Penn to be a major Oscar player for his not-to-be-missed portrayal of Harvey Milk, the nation’s first openly gay politician who was assassinated in 1978 by a fellow member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Ditto for the fine work by director Gus Van Sant, who captures both the man and the era with aplomb.

FOUR CHRISTMASES

A couple (Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn) with a large extended family must attend four holiday gatherings in one day. And you thought visiting just one or two families was trying. Even if it’s not very good, at least it has the distinction of featuring four Oscar winners in Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek and Mary Steenbergen.

ALSO OPENING

TRANSPORTER 3

Delivery boy Jason Statham climbs behind the wheel for more of the same high-speed action.

PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE: Director Steven Sebring takes an in-depth look at the godmother of punk in his far-reaching documentary, which features interviews, archival footage and concert performances. And who better to serve as narrator, than Patti Smith?

The Patriot Ledger

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